Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 10044
Country/Region: Tanzania
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $900,000

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $500,000

Support faculty development, curriculum enhancement, and classroom renovation to improve quality of pre-service training in the eight master's programs at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). Based on an assessment of faculty, staff will be provided with additional training on teaching methods and HIV/AIDS knowledge and other content. Additional teaching staff will continue to be supported for those areas most in need. Based upon recommendations from a review of curricula done by Gates/UCSF, the curricula of each masters program will be improved. To increase the number of health care workers five students will be supported to complete the masters in public health course.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $200,000

Support for AB component of strengthening and quality improvement of health promotion and BCC pre-service trainings at MUHAS. This program aims to establish and maintain longer- term BCC capacity strengthening in Tanzania through trained BCC cadre and experts with the capacity to design, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate sound and locally appropriate BCC interventions for HIV/AIDS programs in both Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. Trainings will include classroom based teaching as well as mentorship and during practical applications of skills and knowledge acquired during training.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $200,000

Support for the OP component of quality improvement and strenghthening in health promotion and BCC pre-service trainings at MUHAS. This will be accomplished by establishing and maintaining longer-term BCC capacity strengthening in Tanzania through trained BCC cadre and experts with capacity to design, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate sound and locally appropriate BCC interventions for HIV/AIDS programs in both Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. Trainings will include classroom based teaching as well as mentorship during practical applications of skills and knowledge acquired.

Moved funding from Mechanism 304 to Mechanism 10623 in order to combine mechanisms for a single partner

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $900,000
Construction/Renovation $100,000
Human Resources for Health $800,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Mobile Populations